It is quite difficult to predict how much can you earn working as a designer, because there are a lot of factors that affects your salary. First of all your educational background can help already to get better paid. Ideal background is graphic design, product design or something art related, but it is not a must. I have met several creative professionals without a degree in art or a degree at all.

Being a designer is exciting, fun but also challenging and responsible. It is not always rainbows and butterflies as one would imagine it to be, but it definitely has some perks.We are all very visual as we use our eyes the most out of all our senses. Working as a designer you will be dealing with a lot of cool looking photos, illustrations, fonts, colors which will stimulate your mind and keep you interested about your work.

What do I need to become a Designer? That is a question everyone asks who is interested to work in the creative industry. Most of the time you will find the answer to your question is that you need to be creative and passionate. But how can one measure these qualities? And how can you tell whether you are good enough?

From this seminar series you can learn what you need to become a professional designer. The 3 recorded videos are Designer’s Fiesta 2012 – London, where I had the chance to share everything I know about the industry and the best ways to get into it. Join me and learn how to choose your dream job, how to create your portfolio, where to look for jobs, how to be efficient using Photoshop on a daily basis as your main tool and so much more. At the end of this article you can also find a list of the websites I mentioned on my seminar to help you get started looking for your dream job.

Have you been looking for a complete guide that can help you to prepare for the Adobe Photoshop ACE exam? I created a collection of useful links of articles, tutorials and quizzes. All you need is time and dedication to become Certified by Adobe and show that you are a professional Photoshop user.